[Wolves] crypto keys- RIP part 3 to come into effect?

[Simon Morris]

On Fri, 2006-05-19 at 12:52 +0100, Shane M. Coughlan wrote:
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> David Goodwin wrote:
> > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39269746,00.htm
> > Basically, the RIP act from a few years ago hasn't been fully
> enforced
> > yet, and the government are thinking of enforcing the bit where they
> can
> > force you to reveal your private key, or decrypt the data for the
> police.
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> I am very concerned about this.  The likelihood of reversing this
> piece
> of legislation is relatively low at the moment, especially after the
> terrorist attacks last year.  One possible route is to examine the
> European Courts, and their interpretation of overstepping governmental
> rights of access.

It is indeed bad news. I found this article interesting and it is
relevant to this discussion.

Just because I whisper something under my breath doesn't give you an
automatic right to listen to it.

http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70886-0.html?tw=rss.index

~sm
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